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Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral tradition, and the pursuit of knowledge and the arts. It begins where chaos and

Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral tradition, and the pursuit of knowledge and the arts. It begins where chaos and insecurity end. For when fear is overcome, curiosity and constructiveness are free, and man passes by natural impulse towards the understanding and embellishment of life.

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Art, Men, Order
Will Durant (2011). “Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization”, p.55, Simon and Schuster

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

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Art, Communication, Half
Will Durant, Ariel Durant (1961). “The Story of Civilization: The Age of Reason begins, 1558-1648”

The dog that buried the bone which even a canine appetite could not manage, the squirrel that gathered nuts for a later feast, the bees that filled the comb with honey, the ants that laid up stores for a rainy day - these were among the first creators of civilization. It was they....who taught our ancestors the art of providing for tomorrow out of the surplus of today, or of preparing for winter in summer's time of plenty.

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Summer, Dog, Art
Will Durant (2011). “Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement.

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Art, Philosophy, Achievement
Will Durant (2012). “Story of Philosophy”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

Art lies in conceiving and designing, not in the actual execution' - this was left for lesser minds.

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Art, Lying, Design

Music and religion are as intimately related as poetry and love; the deepest emotions require for their civilized expression the most emotional of arts.

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Art, Emotional, Expression
Will Durant (2011). “The Age of Faith: The Story of Civilization”, p.408, Simon and Schuster

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